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Creationists: How does creation explain the existence of parasites?

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If God didn't create it (insofar as cellular death in biology) then how does it otherwise exist?
One way would be for God to bathe His creation in vital energy.

When the Fall occurred, He simply withdrew this source of energy, and telomeres started running down.
 
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One way would be for God to bathe His creation in vital energy.

What is "vital energy"?

When the Fall occurred, He simply withdrew this source of energy, and telomeres started running down.

How would that work?
 
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What is "vital energy"?

How would that work?
Have a good day.

If you want to spend the rest of your life wondering why on earth snails have cooties (or whatever it is you're wondering), that's your prerogative.

Just don't expect me to take you seriously -- or you'd get saved and ask God directly, when He comes back.
 
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Why are you even posting in the C/E forum then? You never seem to want to actually discuss creation.
 
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Why are you even posting in the C/E forum then? You never seem to want to actually discuss creation.
Creationism is my forté, and I have more than one thread where I take any questions on it.

Anything you want to know about it, just ask.

But be advised that I don't plan to stray outside of Genesis 1, or the conversation will descend into side issues that have nothing to do with creationism, per se.
 
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I don't think we can discount Romans 1:20, which says that the evidence of God is in His creation. This would be a perfect example of an "ecosystem" that didn't evolve, but was created with obvious purpose.

This is either evidence that Rom. 1 is useless, Paul is useless, or god doesn't exist. THere isn't evidence for a god in nature ("creation") and certainly not ecosystems.
 
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But be advised that I don't plan to stray outside of Genesis 1, or the conversation will descend into side issues that have nothing to do with creationism, per se.

Planning to start soon then as you've been "outside gen 1" in the last hour:

Deuteronomy 29:29a The secret things belong unto the LORD our God:
 
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God didn't create death, but he created the consequence of sin which was....... death.

Do you ever stop and listen to your own arguments?
 
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Sorry, I don't understand the question.

I will share with you that today some would consider me an old hippie. I've got long hair a beard, all very gray and I'm most definitely a Dead Head. If I could have gone to Woodstock, I would have. Your question really wasn't that far off the mark.
 
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Creationism is my forté

I have doubts about that.

But be advised that I don't plan to stray outside of Genesis 1, or the conversation will descend into side issues that have nothing to do with creationism, per se.

Do you believe that your god intended us to use the brains we were given?
 
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I think that he was asking who your Commanding Officer was.
 
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Sorry, I don't understand the question.
Were you a conscious objector in the Army?

And for the record, I do salute and thank you for your service to this great country.
 
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